St. Mark's Church in Islip was recently featured in an article by Grace Mercurio of the Islip Bulletin, highlighting the church's recent installation of solar panels.
"'We are looking to have about 63 percent of our electricity to be generated by these 87 solar panels, to save us about $8,000 a year in electricity costs,' shared Fr. Edwin Beckham, priest of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. 'We will have a much lower reliance on burning fossil fuels, which we are pumped about.'
On Sunday, Sept. 8, following a regularly scheduled 9:15 a.m. worship, the congregation will enjoy an outdoor picnic, and Fr. Edwin will bless the solar panels."
Photo by: Laura Beckham